Russian airstrikes on a former school used as an aid center and shelter in Komyshuvakha in southern Ukraine killed at least 31 people, and possibly 33, while nearly 50 people or more were reported missing as rescue crews searched the wreckage Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said.
The strikes hit Monday in Zaporizhzhia region while residents were gathering at the former school to collect regular humanitarian aid. Ukrainian officials said bombs struck the aid site and then a shelter where people had taken cover. The attacks caused part of the building to collapse.
Regional officials reported 31 people dead and nearly 50 missing. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later said 33 people had been killed and more than 50 could still be under the rubble. Four police officers and two rescue workers were among the dead.
Officials reported that five people were injured. Zaporizhzhia declared three days of mourning. Rescuers and volunteers continued searching the site.
The attack happened during a wider overnight barrage. Zelenskyy said Russia launched 289 drones, 17 ballistic missiles and 59 cruise missiles across nine regions. The barrage prompted emergency power cuts.
Local authorities said other strikes damaged medical facilities in Kharkiv and Dnipro regions. They also said the strikes injured people there.